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WFA produces resources, research and guides across a wide range of emerging marketing topics and challenges. All the work is informed by WFA member input and developed in close cooperation with the best experts from across the industry.

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  1.    Notes from the beach: the evolution of partnerships
    Agency managementCMO Forum

    Notes from the beach: the evolution of partnerships

    No matter how much rosé-fuelled backslapping, any event which brings partners together to champion and elevate creativity and innovation in our industry must be a force for good.

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  2.    Taking the brand safety agenda forward
    Advertising & policy

    Taking the brand safety agenda forward

    WFA signs MoU on Online Advertising and Intellectual Property Rights

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  3.    Growing pains: Marketing procurement is moving beyond the ‘misunderstood teenager’ years
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Growing pains: Marketing procurement is moving beyond the ‘misunderstood teenager’ years

    It’s clear that there are big opportunities for marketing procurement to fundamentally change the perception of the discipline, writes Laura Forcetti, WFA Global Marketing Sourcing Manager

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  4.    In the spotlight: APAN Portugal’s Manuela Botelho
    Global Marketer WeekMarketing strategyMarketing strategy

    In the spotlight: APAN Portugal’s Manuela Botelho

    Meet Manuela Botelho, Secretary General of APAN

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  5.    The case for unstereotyping ads
    Advertising & policyCannes LionsInclusive marketing

    The case for unstereotyping ads

    The industry needs to move with the times in terms of gender portrayal. And it is not just a 'nice to have'.

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  6.    In the spotlight: Union des marques France’s Jean-Luc Chetrit
    Marketing strategyMarketing strategy

    In the spotlight: Union des marques France’s Jean-Luc Chetrit

    Meet Jean-Luc Chetrit, Director General of Union des marques

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  7.    Let's unstereotype it
    Advertising & policyInclusive marketing

    Let's unstereotype it

    The Unstereotype Alliance, the UN Women-led initiative aimed at breaking down stereotypes in advertising, held an event in New York earlier this month. A founding member of the movement, WFA was represented by CEO Stephan Loerke.

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  8. A new dawn for ad standards in Colombia

    I was in Bogotá in early April for a two-day visit where our local association is orchestrating the relaunch of industry-led advertising standards.

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  9.    The media transformers?
    Media transformation

    The media transformers?

    When it comes to ‘media transformation’, the best source of inspiration comes from clients themselves.

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  10.    Deliverable-driven agency payments
    Marketing procurementMarketing procurement

    Deliverable-driven agency payments

    Seven tips for more effective agency compensation

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  11.    The lesson of Facebook: the online business model must adapt
    Advertising & policyDigital policy

    The lesson of Facebook: the online business model must adapt

    This whole episode is going to precipitate more consumer calls for data transparency.

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  12.    ABCs of clients in control
    Marketing technologyMarketing technology

    ABCs of clients in control

    Is blockchain technology the silver bullet that marketing organisations need right now?

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  13.    In the spotlight: JAA Japan’s Shinji Suzuki
    Marketing strategyMarketing strategy

    In the spotlight: JAA Japan’s Shinji Suzuki

    Meet Shinji Suzuki, Senior Executive Director of JAA

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  14.    Eliminating the most annoying ad formats
    Digital policy

    Eliminating the most annoying ad formats

    The Coalition for Better Ads can help do that, says Erard Gilles, WFA Public Affairs Manager

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  15. Global Marketer of the Year

    Global Marketer of the Year: Keith Weed on 2017 and 2018 priorities

    Keith Weed, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer of Unilever, talks with David Wheldon, WFA President & CMO of RBS, after receiving the first-ever WFA Global Marketer of the Year award.

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  16. Global Marketer of the Year

    Global Marketer of the Year: Keith Weed on making a difference

    Keith Weed, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer of Unilever, talks with David Wheldon, WFA President & CMO of RBS, after receiving the first-ever WFA Global Marketer of the Year award.

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  17. Global Marketer of the Year

    Global Marketer of the Year: Keith Weed on agency partners

    Keith Weed, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer of Unilever, talks with David Wheldon, WFA President & CMO of RBS, after receiving the first-ever WFA Global Marketer of the Year award.

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  18. Global Marketer of the Year

    Global Marketer of the Year: Keith Weed on the marketing organisation

    Keith Weed, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer of Unilever, talks with David Wheldon, WFA President & CMO of RBS, after receiving the first-ever WFA Global Marketer of the Year award.

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  19.    In the spotlight: ISBA UK’s Phil Smith
    Marketing strategyMarketing strategy

    In the spotlight: ISBA UK’s Phil Smith

    Meet Phil Smith, Director General of the Incorporated Society of British Advertisers (ISBA)

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  20.    10 things to watch in 2018

    10 things to watch in 2018

    From gender stereotypes and blockchain to the EU's new data privacy rules - the WFA team has put together a list of 10 of the things to watch in 2018.

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  21.    Let's make 2018 the year of transparency, says WFA President David Wheldon
    Marketing strategyMarketing strategy

    Let's make 2018 the year of transparency, says WFA President David Wheldon

    In a new year's address, WFA President David Wheldon has called on its members to invest in building lasting relationships.

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